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CRONULLA's woes have deepened with four players, including captain Paul Gallen, charged by the NRL's match review committee.
Gallen, winger Misi Taliapapa and prop Kade Snowden all face suspension after being charged, while prop Luke Douglas was also charged over a careless high tackle in yesterday's 24-12 loss to the Bulldogs but will escape a ban.
Gallen is looking at two or three matches for grade two striking over a 15th minute incident involving Bulldogs five-eighth Ben Roberts, while Taliapapa will miss one match if he pleads guilty to leading with feet and Snowden is also facing a one match ban for a grapple tackle.
The charges could leave the Sharks decimated for Saturday's clash with Canberra, with Trent Barrett (neck) in doubt and Ben Ross (neck) and Brett Kearney (ankle) already ruled out for the season.
Cronulla have also endured a two-match ban for half Brett Seymour for an off-field indiscretion, although he returned on Sunday.
The Sharks, who are 14th after just one win, received one piece of good news with winger Luke Covell escaping a charge for a trip.
The Wests Tigers' Rhys Hanbury, Melbourne's Cooper Cronk and Gold Coast's Brett Delaney were the other players charged with grapples.
All three can escape a ban with the early guilty plea but would miss one game if they were unsuccessful at the judiciary.
GZz thats a big wack for the sharks.
Gallen, winger Misi Taliapapa and prop Kade Snowden all face suspension after being charged, while prop Luke Douglas was also charged over a careless high tackle in yesterday's 24-12 loss to the Bulldogs but will escape a ban.
Gallen is looking at two or three matches for grade two striking over a 15th minute incident involving Bulldogs five-eighth Ben Roberts, while Taliapapa will miss one match if he pleads guilty to leading with feet and Snowden is also facing a one match ban for a grapple tackle.
The charges could leave the Sharks decimated for Saturday's clash with Canberra, with Trent Barrett (neck) in doubt and Ben Ross (neck) and Brett Kearney (ankle) already ruled out for the season.
Cronulla have also endured a two-match ban for half Brett Seymour for an off-field indiscretion, although he returned on Sunday.
The Sharks, who are 14th after just one win, received one piece of good news with winger Luke Covell escaping a charge for a trip.
The Wests Tigers' Rhys Hanbury, Melbourne's Cooper Cronk and Gold Coast's Brett Delaney were the other players charged with grapples.
All three can escape a ban with the early guilty plea but would miss one game if they were unsuccessful at the judiciary.
GZz thats a big wack for the sharks.
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